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Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Management

Network management plan

A management plan for the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network has been developed in accordance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). This plan provides for the protection and conservation of each reserve by setting out how it will be managed, what activities will be allowed or prohibited and how this will be done. The management plan will address key aspects of management over the life of the plan (10 years).

The management plan for the South-east Network will come into effect on 1 July 2013. Prior to the management plan coming into operation, interim management arrangements have been implemented.

Management arrangements for activities in Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Finders Commonwealth Marine Park is comprised of two separate zones; a multiple use zone (IUCN category VI) and a sanctuary zone (IUCN category Ia). The following table outlines activities allowed in the Finders Commonwealth Marine Reserve zones.

Legend
Tick - Allowed in zone
Cross - Not allowed in zone
R - Registration under an approval from the Director of National Parks is required before any commercial fishing is allowed in the zones. Conditions apply to the approval. Contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for more information.
I - 'Individual approval' from the Director of National Parks is required. Each application will be assessed on a case by case basis. Contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for more information.
Activity Multiple use zone Sanctuary zone
Recreational activities
Recreational fishing* Tick Cross
Scuba diving & snorkeling Tick Tick
Scientific research
Research and monitoring I I
Commercial activities
Shipping Tick Tick
Commercial tourism, including  dive/snorkel tours, nature watching I I
Charter fishing I Cross
Mining - Seismic survey Tick Cross
Mining - Transit # Tick Tick
Mining - All other # I Cross
Transiting in a commercial fishing vessel R R
Commercial fishing (except fishing activities listed below R Cross
Pelagic fishing1 R Cross
Demersal trawl Cross Cross
Danish seine Cross Cross
Gillnetting (below 183m) Cross Cross
Scallop dredging Cross Cross
Footnotes
1 Pelagic fishing in this context is defined as fishing in the area from the sea surface to 500 metres below sea level.
* Recreational fishing is allowed under general approval from the Director of National Parks. Requires adherence to relevant State recreational fishing arrangements. No registration or application is required.
# Mining - as defined in s 355 of the Act - activities include oil and gas exploration and extraction, as well as geosequestration of carbon. Seismic survey and transit is allowed under general approval from the Director of National Parks. Conditions apply to the approval. Other mining activities are permitted in Multiple Use and Special Purpose Zones on a case by case assessment. Contact the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for more information.